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What is the length of side a? Round to the nearest tenth of an inch. Enter your answer in the box.
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What is the length of side a? Round to the nearest tenth of an inch. Enter your answer in the box.

What is the length of side a? Round to the nearest tenth of an inch. Enter your answer-example-1
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9514 1404 393

Answer:

14.4

Explanation:

The Pythagorean theorem tells you ...

7² +a² = 16²

a² = 256 -49

a = √207

a ≈ 14.4

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